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Red, White & Blues: Book One Kindle Edition

by L.V. Sage (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Diverse characters & events intertwine to make up the fabric that is Red, White & Blues: Book One. America & the Vietnam War, free love & drug use, and the brotherhood of an outlaw motorcycle club all lead to everlasting bonds.

Mike & Lucas Blackhorse, Ojibwa brothers from Wisconsin, take radically different paths only to end up together. Morgan Stewart & John Clark step from the fields of Vietnam into the Souls of Liberty Motorcycle Club where their need for a brotherhood lifestyle is met. Sandy Porter, Julie Scott & Sarah Somerton are just three of the women who follow their free spirits to San Francisco. Through thirteen years of turbulence, sex & drugs, highs & lows one thing never waivers: true friendships only get stronger.

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"Sage presents a great wealth of strong, well-portrayed woman characters in this book. More than once a female character says that women are the stronger sex. Make no mistake about it, this unsung book is a giant accomplishment. L.V. Sage brings to life a huge multiracial cast of characters who are skillfully individualized. Also, the Zeitgeist of the time is fully captured.
We get a huge, living tableau of realistic, flesh-and-blood characters whom this reader grew to know, love, root for, and feel terrible about when they were wounded, bled, and died. The author presents us with lives in America that are rarely seen in serious fiction, and these lives are portrayed in an evenhanded, non-judgmental, non-sensational manner. I highly recommend this book to readers in search of a book that extols and makes believable the healing force of being a member of an outlaw biker club." -EXCERPT David Willson, Vietnam Veterans of America

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UPDATE: the sequel to "Red, White & Blues" has been completed and is now in the rewrite and edit phase.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005MLA9A8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Outskirts Press, Inc.; 2nd edition (August 30, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3626 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 629 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1544988370

Best Sellers Rank: #2,623,922 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #14,568 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #33,502 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)
- #69,302 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Born and raised in Southern California during the 1960s and '70s, L.V. Sage always had a feeling of being born just a little too late. "Red, White & Blues: Book One" is a tribute to those turbulent and exciting times and the people who lived through them. And those that did not. These are people that you will love and root for for the most part, but they are not perfect. Most are flawed-like all of us. While the novel is based on a very definite time in history, it is not meant to be read like non-fiction. The author plans a trilogy which will follow the lives of the characters from Book One, their children and grandchildren, into the twenty-first century.

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Maggie Brewer

I couldn't put it down... but didn't want it to end!

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2013

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In my experience, books come in 3 flavors; "can't get through the first chapter," "can't put it down," and "don't ever want it to end." Red, White & Blues is the sort of book that you read voraciously because you want to know what happens. But then as you realize you're reaching the end you slow down to avoid the tearful good-bye as you close the cover for the final time.

LV Sage's novel is dangerously full of characters... so many that you might risk losing track if not for her ability to create an instant intimacy. Her most lovable characters became my new best friends. The least savory of the bunch wormed their ways into my heart like crazy childhood friends whom you can't cut loose. With a knack for great storytelling and an enviable talent for character development, LV Sage has won a fan for life in me. Sequel please!

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kc4hair

Great historical piece, just drags on quite a bit.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013

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This was my era, my husband went to VN, also my brother. My husband came back, (unbeknownst to me) he was importing hash oil, got 5 years to life when he and his "brothers" got caught. My brother was traumatized as a result of his Tunnel Rat assignment.
Neither of them discussed the WAR to my knowledge. This journey back in time was a bit confusing, all the time! Too many names, circumstances, etc. I wanted the core of all the lifestyles, not the trivial details, for me it dragged on quite a bit. My life was different, not exposed to the Hippie lifestyle, although acutely aware of it. Sage got to the down and dirty of it all in great detail, the biker life and communes, the trials and agonizing mental anguish that most people felt in those days. It's strange to read back and events hit you straight on that were just a distant memory, my parents era was much more romantic in the days of WWII. There were a lot of very important events that were touched on such as our music and political icons. Growing up in So. Cal, I felt as though I were driving up and down the coast! Loved that!

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TroyClemIII

Wonderful read, I couldn't put it down.

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015

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I had a hard time putting this book down and was saddened when it ended. I ended the book feeling as if I had become friends with many of the characters and felt a loss as I would no longer be a part of their lives. This is a long book but I enjoyed the character development and, like making a new friend, it takes time to really get to know someone. LV Sage has a talent for character development. I really felt like I got to know each character in a personal way. I sure hope the author continues the journey of these characters in another book. I will be looking forward to it!

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K. Strate

What a great read!

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015

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This book covers the 60's scene in the Bay Area, the Vietnam war and its aftermath for all involved, including the women waiting at home and how their lives were changed when their men returned. Very well developed characters and great storytelling - I loved this book. It begins in the innocence of the 60's - random paths cross and you follow the characters through love, war, births and deaths. I felt like I got to know the characters so well, I missed them when the book was over. And what an ending - it was unexpected to say the least! Buy this book, you won't regret it!

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J. Owen

great vacation read

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2012

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I bought this to read on vacation and couldn't put it down! The characters come to life in this compelling tale of family, life, & love in the sixties/seventies. As the wife of a Vietnam vet I had to blink hard a couple of times, but that didn't stop me from reading. Great effort and I look forward to more from this author.

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christine morrow

Highly Engaging! Read this book!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018

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This is an very well written book. It keeps you interested page after page and you get to the point where you really want to know more about the characters. A must read for anyone who lived during the Viet Nam era or wants to understand more what it was like.
Looking forward to the next book to come out.

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Susan Dennis

I don't usually take the time to write reviews.

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012

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My busy schedule doesn't allow me much time to read anymore. In fact, I usually don't take chances on books that are not on a best seller list. Not many books make you feel such raw emotion. This is a book for people that like an edgy book where you don't always feel like you are reading fiction and it scares the Hell out of you. I would have loved it even more as an audio book. It is deserving of a very long trip.

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jay

excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013

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This was a great book. Growing up in SF, it was easy to envision the areas when the author was describing it. It's hard for me to pick up a book and continue reading all the way through. However, this book had me sitting in the couch and finishing it in two days. I'd recommend this book to anyone who rides, grew up with those hippy parents or just lived in the area. You feel like part of the story when reading it.

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Vanessa

Captures the emotion around several very real issues throughout recent ...

Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2017

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Captures the emotion around several very real issues throughout recent history. The characters are well built and relatable. We all want to run sometimes, but sometimes we need to go home too.

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